Undergraduate Scholarships

Bonnie Lustigman Research Fellowship
Amount: Up to two awards per year; $1000-$2000 each based on fund availability
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in at least six credits and majoring in a major housed within the Department of Biology and Molecular Biology, in good academic standing, with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 in the major.

The Bonnie Lustigman Research Fellowship has been established to financially assist talented undergraduate and graduate students to defray expenses of their own research while enrolled as a full-time Biology and Molecular Biology major at Montclair State University in the year in which the funds are awarded.

An Award recipient must demonstrate a commitment to biology and molecular biology scholarship and research.

This award is founded in loving memory of Professor Bonnie Lustigman.

Notification: April 1

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Charles E. Hadley Memorial Fund for Independent Student Research
Amount: Up to $500
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Demonstration of academic excellence and financial need.

The Hadley Fund provides grants for undergraduate students who have displayed both excellence of work and need for financial assistance to complete their research and independent study projects in Biology.

Notification: April 1

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Jacob Goodman Scholarship
Amount: Approximately $500
Application Deadline: Recipient will be selected based on academic achievement (GPA) during the Fall semester and the award issued for the following Spring semester. Students do not need to file an application. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Full-time undergraduate in the Biology Department with at least 90 credits completed towards the degree and at least one semester of study remaining. Financial need is not a consideration. Recipients will be selected based on academic achievement (minimum GPA of 3.2) and potential for making an outstanding contribution in the field of biology after graduation.

The Jacob Goodman Scholarship provides scholarship assistance for full-time, undergraduate students enrolled in the Biology Department at Montclair State University.

Viola Whitney Pfleger Fund
Amount: Up to $700
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Preferably a Biology major. Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the major. Experience in horticulture preferred.

The Viola Whitney Pfleger Fund has been established to support a student with sincere interest in botany or in conservation efforts affecting the plant environment.

Notification: April 1

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Dr. Al Stein Memorial Fund
Amount: Approximately $250-500
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010; because this fund is for students in need of emergency funds, applications may also be considered outside of the normal application period. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Undergraduate recipients must have successfully completed one year of Biology core and collateral courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 at the time of application. Graduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the time of application.

This fund has been established to financially assist full-time undergraduate and/or graduate students majoring in one of the degree programs offered in the Department of Biology and Molecular Biology. The Award is intended to assist students who are in need of emergency funds.

* We encourage successful applicants to restore the funds to the Biology and Molecular Biology Department and the Dr. Al Stein Memorial Fund when they are financially able to, in order to help future students in need.

Notification: April 1, 2009

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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

The Gawley/Becker Science Education Award
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Final semester student must complete comprehensive science requirements to be determined by Chemistry and Biochemistry department chair and faculty.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Marc L. Kasner <kasnerm@mail.montclair.edu> Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ralph R. Miano Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Full time undergraduate majoring in chemistry, enrolled in a program which will qualify the student for NJ teacher certification, who will achieve senior standing in the Fall semester in which the scholarship is awarded.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Marc L. Kasner <kasnerm@mail.montclair.edu> Chemistry and Biochemistry

Nancy Sandelin Paisley Award
Amount: $100
Criteria: Undergraduate in the Foods and Nutrition Program who has completed both Fundamentals of Biochemistry and has high overall academic achievement, good character and potential to contribute to profession.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Marc L. Kasner <kasnerm@mail.montclair.edu> Chemistry and Biochemistry or Human Ecology

George Placek Award
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Most outstanding sophomore scholar in Chemistry classes.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Marc L. Kasner <kasnerm@mail.montclair.edu> Chemistry and Biochemistry

Margaret and Herman Sokol Freshman Chemistry Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
Criteria: Incoming freshmen chemistry majors recommended by their high school principals and/or high school chemistry teachers.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Marc L. Kasner <kasnerm@mail.montclair.edu> Chemistry and Biochemistry

Betrand Boucher Scholarship Fund
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Student majoring in environmental, urban and geographic studies.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Duke Ophori <ophorid@mail.montclair.edu> Earth and Environmental Studies

Milstead Award for Excellence in Geography
Amount: Approximately $150
Criteria: Junior majoring in environmental, urban and geographic studies who is in high academic standing and shows promise as a professional geographer.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Duke Ophori <ophorid@mail.montclair.edu> Earth and Environmental Studies

Kurt and Anny Landsberger Scholarship
Amount: $2500
Criteria: A graduate of an Essex County high school and pursuing a geography major.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Duke Ophori <ophorid@mail.montclair.edu> Earth & Environmental Studies

Max A. Sobel Fellowship
Amount: Amount and frequency varies.
Criteria: Graduate student in mathematics education nominated by mathematics education faculty.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Helen M. Roberts <robertsh@mail.montclair.edu> Mathematical Sciences

John C. Stone Fund
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Mathematics or computer science major recommended by a Mathematical Sciences Department faculty with chairperson's approval.
Contact: Chairperson, Dr. Helen M. Roberts <robertsh@mail.montclair.edu> Mathematical Science

Audrey Vincentz Leef Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Fully matriculated full-time or part-time undergraduate student enrolled in at least one mathematics course. Candidates must provide evidence of financial need and must have completed the New Jersey Financial Aid form with results on file at MSU.
Contact: Chair, Dr. Helen M. Roberts <robertsh@mail.montclair.edu> Mathematical Sciences Department

Robert Garfunkel Mathematics Fund
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Accomplished freshman and/or sophomore students majoring in mathematics.
Contact: Chair, Dr. Helen M. Roberts <robertsh@mail.montclair.edu> Mathematical Sciences Department

Physics Award
Amount: $100
Criteria: Outstanding undergraduate physics major
Contact: Physics Coordinators, Dr. Helen M. Roberts and Dr. Mary Lou West <Physics Coordinators> Mathematical Sciences Department

Richard Hodson Scholarship
Amount: $100
Criteria: Outstanding undergraduate physics major.
Contact: Physics Coordinators, Dr. Helen M. Roberts and Dr. Mary Lou West <Physics Coordinators> Mathematical Sciences Department